Pistorius should get mental evaluation, says chief prosecutor

PRETORIA: The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has asked that the double-amputee runner be placed under psychiatric evaluation after an expert witness testified that he had an anxiety disorder. [caption id=“attachment_1521713” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Oscar Pistorius, who shot his girlfriend on 14 February, is being tried for murder. Reuters[/caption] Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, on Tuesday, noted that the psychiatrist for the defense had testified that the disorder that she diagnosed in Pistorius may have played a role in his fatal shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home on 14 February, 2013. Nel has acknowledged that an evaluation of Pistorius’ state of mind at a government facility could mean the trial will be delayed. On Monday, he referred to a 30-day evaluation period. Pistorius says he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he shot her. Prosecutors say he killed her in anger after an argument. AP